Community Services Minister Trevor Boudreau says as of Tuesday, 32 of 50 beds were occupied at the shelter at the Halifax Forum. He calls the situation 'frustrating.'
A Nova Scotia lawyer says a homeless client who died in an encampment last month had been fighting for improved income assistance for people living in tents.
The community living at the tent encampment at Halifax's Grand Parade is reeling after a recent death, and advocates say the situation will only worsen.